What is a "Mobile Cell"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

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What is a "Mobile Cell"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

What is a mobile phone?

A mobile phone ( cellphone, etc.) [a] is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone ( landline phone ).

What is a cellular network mobile phone system?

A cellular network mobile phone system gets its name from dividing the service area into many small cells, each with a base station with (for example) a useful range on the order of a kilometre (mile). These systems have dozens or hundreds of possible channels allocated to them.

Why are cell phones called 'cell phones'?

I remember being taught (though I can't really vouch for the accuracy of the lesson) that 'cell' phones were so named because they'd only function in a particular 'cell,' or 'limited-area-of-coverage-offered-by-a-particular-company-because-American-phone-companies-are-reluctant-to-share-infrastructure-unlike-Australian-ones.'

What is a cell phone called in Canada?

In Canada the words I hear most often are "cell" or "cell phone", almost nobody says "cellular" anymore. The cell phone providers usually call them "mobile" phones which is more precise since "cell" refers to a kind of technology. In Chinese one of the common words for it is 手机, (shǒujī) which literally means "hand machine".


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